Solidago lepida
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Solidago |
| Species: | S. lepida |
| Binomial name | |
| Solidago lepida DC. | |
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Solidago lepida , the western Canada goldenrod or western goldenrod, is a North American plant species in the genus Solidago of the sunflower family. It is widespread across much of Canada, the western United States, and northern Mexico.[4][5]
- Description
Solidago lepida is a perennial herb up to 150 cm (5 feet) tall, spreading by means of underground rhizomes. Leaves have coarse teeth and are on the stem rather than at the base. One plant can sometimes produce as many as 800 small flower heads, each with 7-22 ray florets surrounding 2-13 disc florets.[1]
- Solidago lepida subsp. fallax (Fernald) Semple - Labrador, Newfoundland, Québec, New Brunswick
- Solidago lepida var. lepida - from Alaska east to Northwest Territories and south to California, Arizona, New Mexico, Chihuahua
- Solidago lepida var. salebrosa (Piper) Semple - Rocky Mountains from Alberta + British Columbia south to New Mexico, Arizona and Baja California
References
- 1 2 3 The Plant List, Solidago lepida DC.
- ↑ Flora of North America, Solidago lepida de Candolle 1836. Western Canada goldenrod , verge d’or élégante
- ↑ Tropicos, Solidago lepida DC.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- 1 2 SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter, Solidago lepida de Candolle
- ↑ Semple, John Cameron. 2003. : Sida 20(4): 1605-1615
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